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Old 12-05-2017, 02:45 PM   #1
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Default Innate Attack: Fixed 2 damage cost?

Pyramid #60 p.31 has the following advantage as Sword of Pure Magic:
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Cutting Attack 2 points (Magical, -10%; Melee Attack, Reach 1, -25%; ST-Based, +100%; Thrusting Blade, +15%) [9]
Cutting Damage costs [7] per die. Apply the modifiers and you get 12.6 or [13] per die.
Partial Dices costa +-.3 dice per +-1 damage and .25 dice for 1 damage.
If I take the 1 damage and buy two levels, I get 13*.25*2=6.5 or [7]
If consider 0d +2 its 0.6 dices which gives 13*.6=7.8 or [8]

This similar question mentions that in Magic 2pts damage gets .75 multiplier but it also doesn't work here: 13*.75=9.75 or [10]

How did the author of the Pyramid come to [9]? Am I missing some ruling done in another book or Kromm posts?
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Old 12-05-2017, 03:08 PM   #2
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Yay massive exploit builds (low base damage str-based innate attack is super-broken). My best guess is consecutive rounding:
7 (base cost) x .6 = 4.2, round to [5].
5 points with a +80% net enhancement is [9].
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Old 12-05-2017, 03:18 PM   #3
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Yay massive exploit builds (low base damage str-based innate attack is super-broken). My best guess is consecutive rounding:
7 (base cost) x .6 = 4.2, round to [5].
5 points with a +80% net enhancement is [9].
That seems to match with the other advantages, thanks!
Now, why is this advantage super-broken? For a single extra point one could buy a Balanced Fine Thrusting Broadsword as Signature Gear, dealing more damage and giving +1 to ESL. The advantage of Pure Magic weapons seems to be that it doesn't have weight and don't break, which although definitely a plus, I wouldn't call broken.
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Old 12-05-2017, 03:29 PM   #4
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That seems to match with the other advantages, thanks!
Now, why is this advantage super-broken?
It's not competing with carried weapons, it's competing with natural weapons, and (Swing/Cut, immune to Hurting Yourself, increased reach, can parry weapons without penalty) is a lot better than any form of Claws.
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Old 12-05-2017, 09:05 PM   #5
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The official ruling is that for anything above a fixed 1 point, you should use the "Adds to Dice" rule in reverse. For example, a fixed 2 points of damage is treated as 1d-2, and a fixed 7 points of damage is treated as 2d.
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Old 12-07-2017, 01:59 PM   #6
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For example, a fixed 2 points of damage is treated as 1d-2.
Wouldn't that result in 1-(0.3*2)=.4 > 7*.4=2.8=[3] > [3]+80%=5.4=[6]?


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fixed 7 points of damage is treated as 2d.
So fixed 5 would be 2d-2, which gives:
7*1.4=9.8=[10] > [10]+70%=[17] Which is also off for the Great Axe of Pure Magic which is listed as [19]

I took a look at the Innate Attack Calculator source and found the following:
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 if (dmgDice == 0 && dmgBonus == 1) {
    dmgBonusPercent = .25;
  } else {
    dmgBonusPercent = .3 * dmgBonus;
  }
Which seems to work nicely:
Great Axe: 5*.3=1.5 > [7]*2.1=10.5=[11] > [11]+70%=18.7=[19]
Halberd: 4*.3=1.2 > [5]*1.2=[6] > [6]+70%=10.2=[11] ...

Now, is there a value for 0 damage Innate Attack? Say I want to make a Shortsword of Pure Magic (totally not trying to translate Blade of Grass to Sorcery), how would i go get Cutting Attack 0 (Magical, -10%; Melee Attack, Reach 1, -25%; ST-Based, +100%) point value? I'm inclined to say calculate as 1 point of damage and give it something like "Non Damaging, +0%".

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Old 12-07-2017, 02:08 PM   #7
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IMO, Sorenant, the best answer is "Ditch Innate Attack and use Natural Weapons," which also addresses Anthony's objection to how potentially abusive Innate Attack (ST-based) can be. It would require rebuilding those Weapons of Pure Magic, of course.
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Old 12-07-2017, 02:40 PM   #8
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I have some issues with Natural Weapons as well, but they're generally less broken. My best fix would be something like:

ST-Based (-80%). Your damage is the attack's rated damage, or your ST damage, whichever is less (this produces results consistent with the rules for modifying ST-base damage). That would change the cost of this power from [9] to [4] (for base damage) plus an additional 1.4 per die for max damage (for max ST 30, 5d+2 would cost [8]).
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IMO, Sorenant, the best answer is "Ditch Innate Attack and use Natural Weapons," which also addresses Anthony's objection to how potentially abusive Innate Attack (ST-based) can be. It would require rebuilding those Weapons of Pure Magic, of course.
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I have some issues with Natural Weapons as well, but they're generally less broken. My best fix would be something like:

ST-Based (-80%). Your damage is the attack's rated damage, or your ST damage, whichever is less (this produces results consistent with the rules for modifying ST-base damage). That would change the cost of this power from [9] to [4] (for base damage) plus an additional 1.4 per die for max damage (for max ST 30, 5d+2 would cost [8]).
Can I have a quick explanation on what I get from and why I should get that article? Between the year end expenses and exchange rates, US$8 is not something I'm willing to spent for an article without good reason...
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